Premio Scenario 40 — Italian Under-35 Theatre Award, €8,000 Prizes, Final at Scenario Festival Bologna 2027
October 31, 2026 (26 publicSeo.openCall.daysLeft)Italy (zonal selections; final in Bologna, Sept 2027)
Associazione Scenario (Bologna) has run Italy's leading award for young theatre makers since 1987.
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Four prizes: Premio Scenario €8,000, Premio Scenario Periferie €8,000, Premio Alessandra Belledi (artistic challenge) €2,000 and Premio Stefano Cipiciani (stage device) €2,000. Selection with zonal commissions and a critics' panel (Dec 2026–2027), mentoring through the process, public final at Scenario Festival, Bologna, first week of Sept 2027. Participation costs are borne by applicants.
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Debut artists and recently formed groups; every participant in any role must be under 35 on 31 Oct 2026; not members of Scenario partner structures or MiC-funded companies; projects must be original, unperformed and not submitted to other calls.
Dates & details
- Costs to the artist
- €70 + own travel to all selection stages
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2 × €8,000 + 2 × €2,000 prizes
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€70